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This is the full table of the medal table of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. Athletes from 52 countries won medals, leaving 108 countries without a medal. The Soviet Union dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold and 132 total medals.
v. t. e. The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2. Archery. Athletics. Men. † = Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping. Women. * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. Basketball. Boxing. Canoeing. Men's events. Women's events. Cycling.
EventGoldGoldSilver100 metres † detailsCarl Lewis United States9.92 (WR)Linford Christie Great Britain200 metres detailsJoe DeLoach United States19.75Carl Lewis United States400 metres detailsSteve Lewis United States43.87Butch Reynolds United States800 metres detailsPaul Ereng Kenya1:43.45Joaquim Cruz BrazilOfficial list of medal winners and results by sport at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
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Awarding the Summer Games to South Korea provided the impetus for the country to embrace democracy. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) boycotted, and was joined by Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua. Still, records were set with 159 nations participating, 52 winning medals and 31 taking home gold medals.
Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100m sprint, but tested positive for steroids. Johnson was the first world-famous athlete to be disqualified for using drugs. After his disqualification, Carl Lewis was awarded the 100m gold, meaning he had successfully defended his 1984 Olympic title.
For the first time, all three medallists in equestrian dressage were women. Swedish fencer Kerstin Palm became the first woman to take part in seven Olympic Games, and table tennis made its Olympic debut. Tennis also returned to the programme after a hiatus of 64 years. The event was open to professionals, and Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam t...
Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 1988's finest athletes.
Mark Todd of New Zealand won his second consecutive individual gold medal in the three-day event in equestrian on Charisma, only the second time in eventing history that a gold medal has been won consecutively.
May 31, 2020 · In Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, the Soviet Union was the top-ranked medalist on the medal table with 55 gold medals, 31 silver medals and 46 bronze medals. If you see the table below, you notice East Germany was ranked the 2nd position and the United States was ranked 3rd position on the medallist.
